For the purpose of enhancing the inspection and supervision administration of imported used electromechanical products, the AQSIQ promulgated the Measures for the Inspection and Supervision Administration of Imported Used Electromechanical Products (AQSIQ Decree No. 37) on December 31st, 2002. We hereby announce the relevant issues as follows:

1. In order to guarantee the smooth advance of the inspection, supervision and administration over imported used electromechanical products, the implementation of Measures for the Inspection and Supervision Administration of Imported Used Electromechanical Products shall be postponed to August 1st, 2003.

2. The consignee of the imported used electromechanical products or his/her agent shall, after the effectiveness of the contract or agreement and 90 days prior to the arrival of the imported used electromechanical products, apply to the AQSIQ or the local inspection and quarantine bureau directly under the AQSIQ for archival filing. The applicant shall fill out the Letter of Application for File-keeping of Import of Used Electromechanical Products (the standard format can be downloaded from the website of AQSIQ http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn) to specify information of the used electromechanical products to be imported, such as names, types, quantity, capital amounts, production places, production date and purposes of use, etc., and provide the following documents as well:

(1) Business Registration Certificates (the duplicates) of the applicant, consignee and consignor;

(2) The contract or relevant binding contract;

(3) The certificate on approval of the import of used electromechanical products issued by the State (the duplicate);

(4) The Pre-shipment inspection application form;

(5) The product list of used electromechanical products to be imported (including names, codes, quantity, specification and types, the production place, production date, manufacturer, condition of use, and purpose of use); and

(6) Other relevant documents.

3. The AQSIQ or the inspection and quarantine bureau at its locality directly under the AQSIQ shall, within 5 working days from accepting the application of archival filing, issue a Letter on Archival Filing of Pre-shipment Inspection of Imported Used Electromechanical products for those requiring the pre-shipment inspection; should no pre-shipment inspection be required, the AQSIQ shall issue a Certificate on the Exemption of Archival Filing of Pre-shipment Inspection of Imported Used Electromechanical products.

4. For importing used electromechanical products subject to one of the following circumstances, the consignee or his/her agent shall apply for the pre-shipment inspection: (three circumstances, overall 26 categories)

12) Personal computers and their components, spare parts and accessories (including desktops, laptops and their displays, PCs and servers, etc.), power supplies (including switch power supplies in computers, power adaptors, chargers and UPS), and other relevant products;